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Kirsty Walker named as Agilitas’ new chief financial officer
Global channel services giant Agilitas has announced the appointment of Kirsty Walker as its new chief financial officer (CFO), commencing later this month. The seasoned finance executive brings more than 25 years’ experience to the role, having most recently served as senior commercial finance manager at logistics and supply chain solutions provider Wincanton. During her time there, she was responsible…
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UK financial services firms are scrambling to comply with DORA regulations
More than four-in-ten UK financial services firms look set to miss the deadline for compliance with the new Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) tomorrow. Companies failing to comply with the regulations could face fines of up to 2% of worldwide daily turnover for as long as six months. However, while nearly nine-in-ten UK CISOs and senior security decision makers believe…
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Texas medical school notifies 1.5 million people of two data breaches that compromised SSNs, medical records, and financial info
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center over the weekend confirmed it notified almost 1.5 million people about two data breaches that occurred in September. The medical school notified 650,000 people following a breach at the main TTUHSC campus in Lubbock, Texas, and 815,000 people for another breach at the school’s El Paso branch. The following patient info was compromised: Names…
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Less Obvious Financial Resolutions Everyone Should Make
We’re approaching that time of year when we’re all looking forward to a clean slate, a new year, and an opportunity to finally get our act together via some serious, can’t-fail New Year’s Resolutions. For a lot of us, that means a suite of resolutions about money designed to set our financial ship right. And while the most obvious financial…
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Massachusetts hospital notifies 316,000 people of data breach that compromised SSNs, medical and financial info
Anna Jaques Hospital in Massachusetts yesterday confirmed it notified 316,342 people about a December 2023 data breach that compromised the following patient info: Name Social Security number Demographic info Medical info Health insurance info Driver’s license number Financial info “Other” personal or health info Ransomware gang Money Message claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it stole 500 GB of data…
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Considering an RTO policy? Think again. Firms with remote working options record better financial performance
Firms with strong flexible work options have improved fortunes in the stock market, according to researchers at the University of Melbourne. The university’s assistant professor of finance, Gabriele Lattanzio, found a correlation between companies ranked highly for flexible work opportunities and companies with higher share prices. “This study documents for the first time that firms’ reliance on alternative work arrangements…
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Landmark Admin notifies 807K of data breach after ransomware attack compromised SSNs, financial and medical info
Yesterday, Landmark Admin, LLC (a third-party administrator for life insurance companies) confirmed that 806,519 people were involved in a data breach stemming from a ransomware attack in May, 2024. Landmark Admin had previously filed breach notifications in June but has only just confirmed the staggering number of people it involves. This is the sixth-largest ransomware attack on a US financial…
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Leaders Staffing notifies 52K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, financial and medical info
Indiana headhunting firm Leaders Staffing over the weekend confirmed it notified 51,929 people of a January 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, and medical information. Ransomware group Play claimed responsibility for the attack in February, saying it stole confidential data, client documents, budget, IDs, payroll, taxes, and financial info. Leaders Staffing…
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Franklin County, KS notifies 30K people of data breach that compromised SSNS, financial and medical info
Franklin County, Kansas officials over the weekend confirmed it notified 29,690 people of a May 2024 data breach that compromised the following personal data: Name Social Security number Financial account numbers Driver’s license number Date of birth Medical info including conditions, treatments, diagnoses, and medications Healthcare providers Dates and locations of services provided by the county Medical record number Vaccinations…
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Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics notifies 88K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, medical and financial info
New Hampshire clinic Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics this week confirmed it notified 88,044 people of a May 2024 data breach that compromised names, Social Security numbers, financial info, medical info, and health insurance info. Ransomware gang Inc claimed responsibility for the attack on May 18, 2024. The notice sent to affected patients states, “On May 10, 2024, Access Sports…
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